Swen Hutter

@swenhutter.bsky.social

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Political sociology at Freie Universität Berlin and WZB Berlin Social Science Center

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Swen Hutter @swenhutter.bsky.social · Aug 29

Highly recommend giving it a read! What a fun and insightful writing journey. Also, I’m new here on Bluesky, excited to connect!

Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki @mierkezat.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m very excited to share that my paper “Cleavage theory meets civil society: A framework and research agenda” with @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter has now been published online in ‪@wepsocial.bsky.social‬ (w/ open access funding thanks to @wzb.bsky.social‬!)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Hans Jonas Gunzelmann @hajogu.bsky.social · 8d

💡New publication with @tevoelker.bsky.social and @swenhutter.bsky.social:

"Civil Society and Democracy" In: List, R.A., Anheier, H.K., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

Civil Society and Democracy

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Swen Hutter @swenhutter.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations, Teresa! Very proud supervisor moment!

Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 14d

I'm very excited, extremely grateful and deeply honoured to receive the Best Dissertation Award from the German Political Science Association(DVPW)!

DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 14d

🏆 Der #DVPW #Dissertationspreis 2025 wird geteilt und geht an Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social und Julian Michel @julianpolsci.bsky.social!

Beide Arbeiten leisten einen herausragenden Beitrag zur Erforschung der #Stabilität von #Demokratie.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 🥳

Reposted by Robert Huber, Swen Hutter

Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 14d

I'm very excited, extremely grateful and deeply honoured to receive the Best Dissertation Award from the German Political Science Association(DVPW)!

DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 14d

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DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 14d

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Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki @mierkezat.bsky.social · 15d

Our recent paper on civil society and cleavage formation (w @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social) was featured in the Research-in-Brief series at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social. Check out their summary of the project here 😊 cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/civil-s...

Civil Society, Cleavages, and Political Parties in Western Europe

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]

cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu

Reposted by Robert Huber, Swen Hutter

WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · 17d

💥OUT NOW!

"Cleavage size and stability in turbulent times: introducing the bloc volatility and fragmentation dataset" by @jacobgunderson.bsky.social

Part of SI "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies", edited by @dpzollinger.bsky.social & @davidattewell6.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Abstract of the article "Cleavage size and stability in turbulent times: introducing the bloc volatility and fragmentation dataset" by Jacob R. Gunderson. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 2, displaying the Loess curves showing trajectory of bloc-weighted cleavage salience index (WCS) over time for transnational (lower curve) and traditional (upper curve) cleavage types from 1951 to 2023 for 14 west european countries.

Figure 3, displaying the Loess curves of WCS pooled across 15 West European countries from 1951 to 2023.

Figure 4, displaying the effective number of bloc parties for the left and right camps in 15 west european countries from 1951 to 2023.

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Vincent Heddesheimer @vheddesheimer.bsky.social · 18d

Very happy to see "The Green Transition and Political Polarization Along Occupational Lines" out in the
@apsrjournal.bsky.social. w/ @erikvoeten.bsky.social and @hannohilbig.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

The Green Transition and Political Polarization Along Occupational Lines | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

The Green Transition and Political Polarization Along Occupational Lines

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20d

Still two spots free today. Open to everyone. Sign up and show up!

Office Hours Sign-Up Sheet

SIGN-UP SHEET FOR “INTERNATIONAL OFFICE HOURS” WITH CAS MUDDE IN FALL 2025, I WILL AGAIN HOLD “INTERNATIONAL OFFICE HOURS” FOR COLLEAGUES/STUDENTS/OTHERS WHO WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THEIR RESEARC...

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 24d

“Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right”

How much more research do journalisten, politicians, pundits and strategists need before they finally change course?

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

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Reposted by Swen Hutter, Matthijs Rooduijn

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 24d

Great write-up of an important study by @tevoelker.bsky.social and @dasalgon.bsky.social. Far-right actors have been very successful in setting the political agenda. Many in politics and media still ignore this. They argue "immigration is important to people, hence we need to talk about immigration"

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24d

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers Mainstream parties are increasingly allowing the far right to set the agenda, researchers in Germany have found, describing it as a shortcoming that had unwittingly helped the far right by legitimising their ideas and disseminating them more widely. The findings, published in the European Journal of Political Research, were based on an automated text analysis of 520,408 articles from six German newspapers over the span of more than two decades. Continue reading...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24d

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Saldivia Gonzatti @dasalgon.bsky.social · 25d

In our new article, @tevoelker.bsky.social and I show how far-right actors have increased their influence on mainstream parties' agenda-setting.

For the @euobserver.com, Hannah Kriwah has written about our study, and I had the pleasure to comment on it.

euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Article by the EUobserver on "Mainstream loses control of agenda by mimicking far-right, study finds".

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Manès Weisskircher @manesweisskircher.bsky.social · 28d

New publication for everyone interested in climate politics, far-right climate obstruction, and the role of elite cues! 📚

"Climate action versus environmental protection?" now out in @environmentalpol.bsky.social (with Matthias Diermeier).

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (open access!) (1/5)

Climate action versus environmental protection? How far-right and environmentalist messengers shape public attitudes towards renewable energy infrastructure in forests

This article examines how political messengers, and not the message, influence attitudes toward renewable energy infrastructure amid an increasingly polarized climate change debate. Focusing on win...

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Reposted by Robert Huber, Swen Hutter

Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · Oct 7

How do populists define “the people”? @tiondelisa.bsky.social examines how right-wing populists construct ingroup identity through opposition. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/sGDTDQV

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci #ECRs

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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · Oct 7

2/@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I set out 3 puzzles: How does a new cleavage work without strong intermediary orgs? How to reconcile cleavage theory w fragmented party systems? How are structural divides (e.g. ed) mobilized indirectly in political conflict today?

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Updating cleavage theory for the twenty-first century

Contemporary cleavage research has linked ‘socio-cultural’ conflicts mobilised by new left and far right parties to structural divides in post-industrial knowledge societies. Contributions in this ...

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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · Oct 7

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse, Swen Hutter, Dagmar Hoffmann , and 6 more Pieter Vanhuysse, Swen Hutter, Dagmar Hoffmann, Milena Büchs, John Mollenkopf, Prokla Redaktion, Karsten Mäuse, Claudia Landwehr, Oliver Nachtwey

Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · Oct 3

Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben

Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.

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Swen Hutter @swenhutter.bsky.social · Sep 24

Gratuliere nochmals ganz herzlich :-)

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WZB Berlin @wzb.bsky.social · Sep 23

Join us for the second part of our new online series "Science under Pressure".
📅 Monday, September 29, 1 p.m.
"When the State Threatens Science – Examples of the USA and Eastern Europe". Online-Discussion with @dziblatt.bsky.social and Kriszta Kovács.
www.wzb.eu/en/events/wh...

The panel shows photos of panelists Daniel Ziblatt and Kriszta Kovács. Above them are arrows in magenta.

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Violeta Haas @haasvioleta.bsky.social · Sep 21

📣 Calling all future postdocs 📣

@iast.fr is hiring! This is an incredible opportunity. I couldn't have imagined a better place for my postdoc. The community is fantastic, full autonomy and great resources. Located between the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean, & the Atlantic. Anything more I need to say?

Research Fellowships

Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fello...

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